Phil B
Sunday 27th November 2011, 19:19
It started out in life as a bog standard 440 1.8GS, bought for 200 quid with 80k on the clock, not a bad purchase i'd say.
Same colour and wheels as this but didnt take any pics of mine before i started:
http://www.parkers.co.uk/Images/Cache/Archive/325x0/Volvo/440%20(89-97)/440.jpg
Here it is as it stands today, modifications up to now include;
Before engine swap:
- Interior completely stripped of anything non performance orientated, still more to take out yet too
- Bonnet painted matt black and fitted with risers and pins
- TRS Tow strap
- 3.5in universal back box and home made decat
- Stickers :biggrin:
Good bit of fun for 6 months, then 89bhp got a little boring so upon finding a 440 Turbo for sale for £300 with 30,000 miles on it my mind was made up.
All image links removed because they dont work for some reason, Link to full album here:
http://imageshack.us/g/337/img0096wo.jpg/
So there you have it, up to now been a great project, albeit with a few little problems along the way but its my first project car and my first engine swap.
Mods after the engine swap:
- Standard turbo exhaust with homemade decat
- Denso iridium plugs
- Non descript aftermarket air filter
- Manual boost controller currently set to 0.6 bar as the clutch seems to be slipping at full boost after gear changes
Plenty more to come in the near future :)
Half arsed 0-60 video in the videos section
Same colour and wheels as this but didnt take any pics of mine before i started:
http://www.parkers.co.uk/Images/Cache/Archive/325x0/Volvo/440%20(89-97)/440.jpg
Here it is as it stands today, modifications up to now include;
Before engine swap:
- Interior completely stripped of anything non performance orientated, still more to take out yet too
- Bonnet painted matt black and fitted with risers and pins
- TRS Tow strap
- 3.5in universal back box and home made decat
- Stickers :biggrin:
Good bit of fun for 6 months, then 89bhp got a little boring so upon finding a 440 Turbo for sale for £300 with 30,000 miles on it my mind was made up.
All image links removed because they dont work for some reason, Link to full album here:
http://imageshack.us/g/337/img0096wo.jpg/
So there you have it, up to now been a great project, albeit with a few little problems along the way but its my first project car and my first engine swap.
Mods after the engine swap:
- Standard turbo exhaust with homemade decat
- Denso iridium plugs
- Non descript aftermarket air filter
- Manual boost controller currently set to 0.6 bar as the clutch seems to be slipping at full boost after gear changes
Plenty more to come in the near future :)
Half arsed 0-60 video in the videos section